Children’s and Family Emmy Awards: ‘Percy Jackson,’ ‘Sesame Street’ Universe, ‘Orion and the Dark’ Among Top Winners
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Orion and the Dark, and projects from the Sesame Street universe were among the big winners at the 2025 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians , Orion and the Dark and projects from the Sesame Street universe were among the big winners at the 2025 Children's and Family Emmy Awards main and creative arts ceremonies on Saturday.
Percy Jackson , which scored an early season three renewal on Friday, months before season two premieres on Disney+, won eight of the 16 awards for which it was nominated. The series has recorded more viewing time than any original show on Disney+ outside of the Marvel and Star Wars franchises, as measured by Nielsen.
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In the main ceremony, Percy Jackson won best young teen series and directing for a single-camera live-action series "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" in a tie with "The Big City" episode of A Real Bug's Life . It won six more awards in the creative arts ceremony.
Sesame Workshop's Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack won best short form live-action program while Sesame Street 's Leslie Carrara-Rudolph won her first Emmy for outstanding puppetry performer after seven nominations. In the creative arts ceremony, Sesame Street won three more awards.
Orion and the Dark secured best animated special and younger voice performer in a preschool, children's or young teen program for Orion voice actor Jacob Tremblay. The show picked up two more awards in the creative arts ceremony.
In the main ceremony, The Velveteen Rabbit won for best fiction special and younger performer in a preschool, children's or young teen program for Phoenix Laroche, making Laroche one of the youngest Emmy winners.
Other notable winners include Blue's Clues & You (best preschool series), Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (children's or family viewing series), Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School (best non-fiction program), Christian Slater for his work as Mulgarath in The Spiderwick Chronicles (lead performer in a preschool, children's or young teen program) and Meryl Streep (best children's personality).
In addition to the competitive categories, Emmy-winning performer and puppeteer for Sesame Street and The Muppet Show Fran Brill received the lifetime achievement award from The Muppets ' Dave Goelz. And awards for individual achievement in animation were given to Merry Little Batman 's background designer Philip Vose, animation supervisor Elena Najar and art director Guillaume Fesquet; Orion and the Dark visual development artists Miho Tomimasu and Lauren Zurcher, who also served as digimatte artist; Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire character designer Lesego Vorster and Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin storyboard artist David Lux.
The main ceremony, hosted by Looney Tunes voice actor Eric Bauza, who also won an award Saturday, took place from Television City in Los Angeles and streamed live on the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmys' website and the Emmys' apps. The host-free creative arts ceremony took place later on Saturday.
"The producers and craftspeople recognized during the two ceremonies today are serving television's youngest viewers and their families in creative and important ways. It is an honor to celebrate their exceptional work and achievements," NATAS president Adam Sharp said in a statement. "We are proud to use the Children's & Family Emmy Awards platform to celebrate them today and everyday."
Read on for this year's winners.
Preschool Series
Blue's Clues & You!
(WINNER)
Nickelodeon
Donkey Hodie PBS Kids
Lovely Little Farm Apple TV+
Sesame Street Max
Children's or Family Viewing Series
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
(WINNER)
Apple TV+
La Fuerza de Creer: Dulce Sazón Univision
Jane Apple TV+
Malory Tower BYUtv
Raven's Home Disney Channel
Young Teen Series
Goosebumps Disney+
Heartstopper Netflix
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(WINNER)
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Fiction Special
Monster High 2 Nickelodeon
The Naughty Nine Disney Channel
The Slumber Party Disney Channel
The Velveteen Rabbit
(WINNER)
Apple TV+
World's Bes
t
Disney+
Non-Fiction Program
All-Round Champion BYUtv
Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers Max
Kids Baking Championship Food Network
A Real Bug's Life National Geographic
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
(WINNER)
HBO | Max
Preschool Animated Series
Frog and Toad Apple TV+
Interrupting Chicken Apple TV+
Rosie's Rules PBS Kids
StoryBots: Answer Time Netflix
The Tiny Chef Show
(WINNER)
Nickelodeon
Children's or Young Teen Animated Series
CURSES! Apple TV+
Hilda Netflix
Iwájú Disney+
Kiff Disney Channel
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
(WINNER)
Disney+
Summer Camp Island Cartoon Network
Animated Special
Merry Little Batman Amazon Prime Video
Orion and the Dark
(WINNER)
Netflix
Peter and the Wolf Max
Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie Apple TV+
The Tiger's Apprentice Paramount+
Tiny Chef's Marvelous Mish Mesh Special Nickelodeon
Short Form Live-Action Program
Elmo and Jesse Remember Uncle Jack
(WINNER)
Sesame Workshop
GIRLS' VOICES NOW: The Beauty in Being Different
Girls' Voices Now
Here TV
Healthy Minds Thriving KidsChild Mind Institute
Kid GlovesKid Gloves Show
Short Form Animated Program
How Not to Draw Disney Channel
I Am Groot
Disney+
Once Upon a Studio
(WINNER)
Disney+
Take Care with Peanuts Snoopy – Official Channel
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse:
Steamboat Silly
Disney+
Interactive Media
Cousin Hodie Playdate (WINNER)
Donkey Hodie
PBS Kids
Cyberchase: Cyber Sound QuestPBS Kids
Daniel Tiger's NeighborhoodPBS Kids
Molly of DenaliPBS Kids
Stu's Super Stunts!PBS Kids
Lead Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Lola Blue as Addie Darrow
A Kind of Spark
BYUtv
Ella Bright as Darrell Rivers
Malory Towers
BYUtv
Justin Long as Mr. Bratt
Goosebumps
Disney+
Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
Raven's Home
Disney Channel
Christian Slater as Mulgarath (WINNER)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel
Supporting Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Adam Copeland as Ares
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Amanda Lawrence as Matron Shipley (WINNER)
Malory Towers
BYUtv
Elizabeth Mitchell as Carol / Mrs. Claus
The Santa Clauses
Disney+
Sarah Rafferty as Katherine Walter
My Life with the Walter Boys
Netflix
Lance Reddick as Zeus
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Eric Stonestreet as Magnus Antas / The Mad Santa
The Santa Clauses
Disney+
Younger Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Pyper Braun as Natasha Williams
Erin & Aaron
Nickelodeon
Noah Cottrell as Simon Grace
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel
Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter
Raven's Home
Disney Channel
Alaya High as Lay Lay
That Girl Lay Lay
Nickelodeon
Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
Phoenix Laroche as William (WINNER)
The Velveteen Rabbit
Apple TV+
Puppetry Performer
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby & Tango (WINNER)
Sesame Street
Max
Eric Jacobson as Bert, Oscar the Grouch & Grover
Sesame Street
Max
Donna Kimball as Mokey, Storyteller & Cotterpin
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
Karen Prell as Red & Icy Joe
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
David Rudman as Cookie Monster & Baby Bear
Sesame Street
Max
Voice Performer in a Preschool Program
Kimiko Glenn as Baby Shark
Baby Shark's Big Show!
Nickelodeon
Bobby Moynihan as Bobby Boots
Pupstruction
Disney Junior
Cree Summer as Lizard & DeeDee
Spirit Rangers
Netflix
Fred Tatasciore as Bang, BlimBlam the Barbarian, King Hydrogen, Alabama Smith & The Lone Drifter
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
Kari Wahlgren as Granny Caterina, Ms. Poochytail & Magda (WINNER)
Superkitties
Disney Junior
Voice Performer in a Children's or Young Teen Program
Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck & Bugs Bunny (WINNER)
Teen Titans Go!
Cartoon Network
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Max
Ben Feldman as Tylor Tuskmon
Monsters at Work
Disney+
William Shatner as Keldor
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Netflix
Paul Walter Hauser as Dark
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program
Lucia Cunningham as Jessica Williams
Jessica's Big Little World
Cartoon Network
Simisola Gbadamosi as Tola Martins
Iwájú
Disney+
Terrence Little Gardenhigh as Pat
Fright Krewe
Hulu I Peacock
Arianna McDonald as Marcie
Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie
Apple TV+
Jacob Tremblay as Orion (WINNER)
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Children's Personality
Awkwafina
A Real Bug's Life
National Geographic
Gavin Friday
Peter and the Wolf
Max
Duff Goldman
Kids Baking Championship
Food Network
Ian McShane
One Piece
Netflix
Meryl Streep (WINNER)
Storyline Online
StorylineOnline.net
Writing for a Preschool or Children's Series
"The Big City"
A Real Bug's Life
National Geographic
"Brave Bessie by Brave Gabrielle"
Sesame Street
Max
"Can They Be Friends?" (WINNER)
Sesame Street
Max
"I'm Pogey"
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
"This for That"
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
Writing for a Young Teen Series
"Admissions"
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Disney+
"The Field Guide to Jared Grace"
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel
"I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" (WINNER)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
"Perfect"
Heartstopper
Netflix
"Say Cheese and Die!"
Goosebumps
Disney+
Writing for a Preschool Animated Series
"Glow Toy"
J essica's Big Little World
Cartoon Network
"I am Grandmaster Flash"
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
PBS Kids
"Not a Mascot" (WINNER)
Molly of Denali
PBS Kids
"Taxes"
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
"Tornado"
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
Writing for a Children's or Young Teen Animated Series
"Abducted"
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
Netflix
"Dancing With Myself" (WINNER)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+
"Heart of the Forest"
Craig of the Creek
Cartoon Network
"The Fairy Isle"
Hilda
Netflix
"I Wanna Dance With My Buddy"
Hailey's On It!
Disney Channel
Directing for a Single Camera Live-Action
"The Big City" (WINNER – TIE)
A Real Bug's Life
National Geographic
"I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" (WINNER – TIE)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Disney+
"Panthera Leo"
Jane
Apple TV+
"Say Cheese and Die!"
Goosebumps
Disney+
"Welcome to Spiderwick"
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Roku Channel
Directing for a Multiple Camera Live-Action
"Gown To The Wire"
Raven's Home
Disney Channel
"Pickleball"
All-Round Champion
BYUtv
"The Sign Language ABCs" (WINNER)
Sesame Street
Max
Directing for a Preschool Animated Series
"Fractions"
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
"Ganga"
Ghee Happy
Ghee Happy Studio
"Glass" (WINNER)
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
"I am Grandmaster Flash"
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
PBS Kids
"Xutash Harvest"
Spirit Rangers
Netflix
Directing for an Animated Series
"Descent Into Fear"
Monsters at Work
Disney+
"The Fairy Isle"
Hilda
Netflix
"Kole"
Iwájú
Disney+
"The Molecular Level" (WINNER)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Disney+
"Moremi"
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
Disney+
Voice Directing for an Animated Series
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood PBS Kids
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Disney+
Monsters at Work
(WINNER)
Disney+
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Disney+
Young Love HBO | Max
Music Direction and Composition for a Live-Action Program
The Naughty Nine Disney Channel
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(WINNER)
Disney+
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School HBO | Max
The Velveteen Rabbit Apple TV+
Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program
Frog and Toad
(WINNER)
Apple TV+
Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai Max
Looney Tunes Cartoons Max
Orion and the Dark Netflix
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Disney+
Original Song for a Preschool Program
"Find the Area"
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
"Keep Swimming Through"
Baby Shark's Big Movie!
Nickelodeon
"Let Your Wish Carry You Away"
Alice's Wonderland Bakery
Disney Junior
"That's Why We Love Nature" (WINNER)
Sesame Street
Max
"The Tornado Song"
StoryBots: Answer Time
Netflix
Original Song for a Children's or Young Teen Program
"Kiss Your Friend"
Hailey's On It!
Disney Channel
"My Sails are Set" (WINNER)
One Piece
Netflix
"Radishes vs. Strawberries"
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
Apple TV+
"Speak Out"
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Disney+
"Things"
Kiff
Disney Channel
Show Open
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Nickelodeon
Hilda Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(WINNER)
Disney+
Peter and the Wolf Max
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Cinematography for a Single-Camera Live-Action Program
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Apple TV+
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+
A Real Bug's Life
(WINNER)
National Geographic
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Editing for a Single-Camera Live-Action Program
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Apple TV+
Goosebumps Disney+
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(WINNER)
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High
School
HBO | Max
The Velveteen Rabbit Apple TV+
Editing for a Multiple-Camera Live-Action Program
All-Round Champion
(WINNER)
BYUtv
Erin & Aaron Nickelodeon
Sesame Street Max
The Thundermans Return Nickelodeon
Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Frog and Toad Apple TV+
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Disney+
StoryBots: Answer Time
(WINNER)
Netflix
StoryBots: Super Silly Stories with Bo Netflix
The Tiny Chef Show Nickelodeon
Editing for an Animated Program
Hilda Netflix
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Disney+
Merry Little Batman Amazon Prime Video
Orion and the Dark
(WINNER)
Netflix
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin Apple TV+
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Disney+
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live-Action Program
Goosebumps Disney+
Jane Apple TV+
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+
A Real Bug's Life
(WINNER)
National Geographic
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School HBO | Max
The Velveteen Rabbit Apple TV+
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
Baby Shark's Big Movie! Paramount+
Santiago of the Seas NICK Jr.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
(WINNER)
Disney+
Shape Island
The Winter Blues
Apple TV+
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum PBS Kids
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
I Am Groot Disney+
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Netflix
Mech Cadets Netflix
Monsters at Work Disney+
Orion and the Dark
(WINNER)
Netflix
Transformers: EarthSpark Nickelodeon
Lighting, Camera and Technical Arts
Malory Towers BYUtv
A Real Bug's Life
(WINNER)
National Geographic
Ruby and the Well BYUtv
Sesame Street Max
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Visual Effects for a Live-Action Program
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Roc
k
Apple TV+
Goosebumps Disney+
The Naughty Nine Disney Channel
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(WINNER)
Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Casting for a Live-Action Program
Heartstopper Netflix
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
(WINNER)
Disney+
Pretty Freekin Scary Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles Roku Channel
Casting for an Animated Program
Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai
(WINNER)
Max
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Netflix
Monsters at Work Disney+
Orion and the Dark Netflix
Rock Paper Scissors Nickelodeon
Spirit Rangers Netflix
Supa Team 4 Netflix
Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design for a Single-Camera Program
Malory Towers BYUtv
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+
The Santa Clauses Disney+
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(WINNER)
Roku Channel
Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design for a Multiple-Camera Program
Bunk'd
(WINNER)
Disney Channel
Sesame Street Max
The Villains of Valley View Disney+
Costume Design/Styling
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
(Puppet Design entry) (WINNER)
Apple TV+
Malory Towers BYUtv
Monster High 2 Nickelodeon
One Piece Netflix
Sesame Street
(Puppet Design entry)
Max
The Velveteen Rabbit Apple TV+
Hairstyling and Makeup
Goosebumps Disney+
Monster High 2 Nickelodeon
One Piece Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+
The Really Loud House Nickelodeon
The Santa Clauses
(WINNER)
Disney+
Stunt Coordination for a Live-Action Program
Goosebumps Disney+
One Piece
(WINNER)
Netflix
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Disney+
The Really Loud House Nickelodeon
The Villains of Valley ViewDisney Channel
Choreography
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
(WINNER)
Disney+
Monster High 2 Nickelodeon
World's Best Disney+
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Dave Goelz received the lifetime achievement award.
This story was first published on March 15 at 5:23 p.m.
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